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Phillip Smith

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Covers:  data journalism, news and innovation, journalism, technology, hacking, data visualization, publishing and innovation
My passion is helping: 💰 1. Newsrooms make more money; 📈 2. News startups grow their audience; 🔥 3. Journalists succeed as entrepreneurs. Let's talk 📩

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Phillip Smith is a digital journalism specialist. He currently writes for the award-winning online regional daily news site, TheTyee.ca, and has a regular column covering "news technology" on PBS Mediashift Idea Lab.

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Jim Jennings: Canadians should be "scared shitless"

Jim Jennings: Canadians should be "scared shitless"

Whether you believe it's one of the most exciting times to work in journalism, or one of the scariest times, …

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Responsive vs. Adaptive Design: Mobile Strategies of Top News Sites

Responsive vs. Adaptive Design: Mobile Strategies of Top News Sites

Responsive vs. Adaptive Design: Mobile Strategies of Top News Sites After a short hiatus to focus on the Prov…

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Ranking the Slowest-Loading News Sites and How They Can Speed Up

Ranking the Slowest-Loading News Sites and How They Can Speed Up

I present your winner (or loser?) for slowest loading feature article, the Chicago Tribune, at 16.68 seconds,…

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How Journalists Can Think Like Programmers

How Journalists Can Think Like Programmers

I'm working on a fun little project at the moment that involves pulling data out of a Google Spreadsheet that…

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Investigating the Technology Underlying Top News Organizations

Investigating the Technology Underlying Top News Organizations

What I’ve decided to try is an experiment: a structured investigation into the technology behind some of the …

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The Tyee - Idea #10: The Reinvention of Nearly Everything

The Tyee - Idea #10: The Reinvention of Nearly Everything

How open ideas, venture collectivism and the hacker ethic are changing the world.

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Daily Drug War Digest - August 14, 2026

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By Phillip Smith
| StoptheDrugWar.org
And ICE/FBI effort to smear an immigrant ICE agents killed as a meth user has flopped, the Russian Federation has added the International Drug Policy Consortium to its list of "undesirable organizations," and more. The Kremlin. The atmosphere grows ever chillier in Moscow. (Creative Commons) Marijuana Policy Marijuana Policy Project Warns of "Disastrous" Consequences if Massachusetts Legalization Rollback Initiative Does Well.
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Daily Drug War Dispatch--August 13, 2026

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By Phillip Smith
| StoptheDrugWar.org
Pot use is at near or record highs, Hegseth warns of ICC interest in US boat strike killings, and more. Pete Hegseth addresses the hemispheric anti-drug coalition. (DOD) Marijuana Policy Annual Survey Finds Marijuana Use "At or Near Record-High Levels."In 2025, adults in the United States reported using cannabis at or near record-high levels, continuing a long-term trend of increasing use. Nicotine vaping also remained high among young adults.
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Daily Drug War Digest - August 12, 2026

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By Phillip Smith
| StoptheDrugWar.org
Houston will vote on marijuana deprioritization and banning no-knock raids, the Trump administration uses funny numbers as it rolls out a "treatment first" initiative for the homeless, and more. The Houston skyline. (Pixabay) Marijuana Policy Houston Will Vote on Deprioritizing Marijuana Enforcement, Banning No-Knock Drug Raids.
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